MSK injuries plague many workplaces and their plans

20% of disability claims through Sun Life last year were MSK issues. 40% of those claims affected the back and neck.1

Employees who lift, stand, sit or repeat movements are most at risk. Health-care workers, labourers, machine operators and clerical workers are prime examples.

Sun Life’s new toolkit helps you build your own custom MSK health strategy

Along with avoiding injuries, a strategy can also:

  • increase productivity,
  • lower absence rates, and
  • help those with an injury with a safe and sustainable return to work.
The free toolkit walks you through creating a strategy, step-by-step
  1. Building the foundation.
  2. Identifying opportunities.
  3. Setting priorities and objectives.
  4. Taking action.
  5. Re-evaluating.

There are simple tip sheets that can help you get started, whether your workplace is large or small.

Proven best practice framework

It’s a simplified approach, based on our best-practice framework and experience working with clients nationwide with similar issues.

Get the toolkit today – and take a proactive approach to addressing these common workplace injuries.

Are your employees suffering from back pain? Share the Lumino Health Back Pain Prevention Guide with them!

Get the Mental Health Toolkit too

We also offer a Mental Health toolkit to help you create a custom mental health strategy for your workplace. It provides specific guidance, tools and resources to help support your team’s mental health.

Questions? We’re here to help.

If you have fewer than 50 employees, please contact the Client Relations Representative Team at 1-866-606-8936.

If you have more than 50 employees, please contact your Sun Life Group Benefits representative.

 

1Based on Sun Life disability claims data (2020).